Besides the ones i mentioned before (they came to mind first as they're the most popular, for a reason ;3) - Journey, Abzu, Fl0w and Flower - i'd go with Okami mainly, always a blast to play and it's available even on the Switch soon!
Other games with a striking style i love include:
- Inside (by the same people who made Limbo) which has some dark and disturbing themes so there's your warning
- Hohokum (want to play this one so bad! <3)
- The Last Guardian (just a gorgeous game)
- Firewatch (aestheticssss)
- Sound Shapes (cute as hell and a lot of fun)
- Child of Light (my sister has played this, i have not, but it's definitely a pretty game, and might be of interest to you)
- The Rayman games, old and new (i've played almost all of them, so unique and wild, challenging though - well at least challenging to me haha)
- Bound (i've been recommended this myself, and i can't believe i haven't had time to play it yet ;o; what an absolute gem)
Hope you can find some time to check some out <3 They're mostly not that long, with a few exceptions (looking at you Okami).
Ouch, i understand an aching in the chest, but i understand mine is just due to hormones when i'm very distressed messing with my emotions (physical heartbreak as it were). Mmm, being forced to remain in this system (or at least finding it extremely difficult to be self-sustaining in present-day) is debilitating sometimes. Just blind guessing here, but it's likely that your pain is rooted in something outside of your control (besides society as a whole sucking), like your current living conditions or people you are around being particularly toxic. Perhaps there's a way to eventually, not anytime soon i bet, but eventually physically move away from those things. Physical problems are easier to tackle believe it or not ^^;; not to say they're not difficult, but it's easier to manage that compared to attempting to rewire how you think for example. I understand if it's something you cannot accomplish (eg. money problems or family pressures to stay) but it's just a thought.
You're doing fine in explaining, don't worry <3
Yeah, you sought a therapist/counsellor (if any are accessible realistically) yet? It's not everyone's thing, but having someone to talk to regularly really does help. If they haven't helped you, there's always the Samaritans, they're as impartial as you can get about these topics and won't make you feel guilty or "wrong" for thinking about society in this way. Only recommending them as i know i cannot regularly be here for you to talk to, as i fluctuate a lot between being more social and wanting to crawl into a deep deep hole away from everything. Having a more consistent form of support can help you figure out where the pain may be coming from if you're unsure about it.
Indeed, i shift between thinking death is a beautiful thing (not the process ofc but the concept of experiencing the end of your perception of time, what a crazy thing to think about) and being scared out of my mind about the purpose of everything we're doing. (I did write some other stuff but i don't want this to be stupidly long, so i'll save you from attempting to decipher the rambles).
The animations when you shrunk down and grew again, my heart <3 <3 I vividly recall the entire beginning portion of the game, from the marketplace to the castle to the pond to the stump, ahh, love it. And yeah, the soundtracks to pretty much every LoZ game is a masterpiece. I used to just ignore the fish and sail aimlessly around haha, it was so much fun <3 And pfft, yeah, i got lost in the wind temple every single playthrough...Outset Island was the best though, i always imagined the island was bigger than it actually is, Nintendo did a great job with that game's immersion (and its remastering for the Wii U was jawdroppingly gorgeous!)
Mmm, it's a really large number nowadays, over 800! I won't make you type it all out, but that pikachu's a good choice ;3 Love that the libre one got into Pokken Tournament.
There's support here isn't there? And i'm sure subreddits about beginning music-playing can help you start for free (besides the cost of equipment, but that's better than that AND costs for each lesson/consultation). It's never too late to try and make it work, at least temporarily. I draw to express myself, and you can have music be your outlet, and besides society weighing us down, it's just a small amount of practice as many days per week as you can. Eg. i threw myself into art knowing NOTHING besides how to hold a pencil and seeing others' artwork, and i worked upwards from a small doodle every few days to dozens whenever i'm inspired. You can do it, or at the very least start progress towards it. The day you're proud of yourself will be worth everything it took to get there, trust me.
*hugs* <3 Thanks, i'm glad you're helped by this community, i know i am. I won't be here too often (i'm getting increasingly busy, and i'm either in too much of a funk or the site is broken for me D:) but when i am i'll try my best to reply to stuff. You're a wonderful person, thanks again for the kind words.
I feel like a torture yet they insist me to be tortured more in the system and other toxic humans. Some people tells to do exercises or take medicine but its all BS. Nothing works and if pain becomes less, its just a periodic change and I get an ugly state of anhedonia that I wish I get pained more to distract me from it. I know it's complicated and don't know if I'm describing it well but I'm fucked up anyway and I'm being forced to live like this and being tortured while nobody knows or sees or understands. If I don't end my life, I don't know how I will endure this torture until the ugly natural death comes and seeing the ugliness of the flow of time. Moreover, I reached a point of seeing how life itself has serious flaws and how many things are just fake or looks(I wrote another topic about this).
